the car comes to a stop inside an empty vip parking lot, everyone ushering nini out of the car, but she couldn't hear them
she felt empty and numb everywhere. everything in her vision was blurry and unfocused and her hearing was an echo blaring around her.
she put on a weak smile as she saw a few figures of new people greeting her and leading her to get to wardrobe and makeup, the curly-haired boy the only thing on her mind.
carol and abby knew that nini was pushing her feelings down and they tried their best to get her to feel as okay as she could, but it wasn't working in the slightest.
"nini! we're ready for you!"
the girl got up from the seat, the voices coming in a little louder but still not as clear as they could be.
she took deep breaths and closed her eyes for a few seconds, forcing the tears back again before heading out onto the set, hearing applause from the live audience
the hosts of the tv-show greet her and nini puts on the best smile that she can muster before they all take their seats on the couch
"and we're going on air in three, two, one-" the man does a signal and puts his thumbs up before music comes on and the hosts smile
"welcome back! we're here in salt lake city, this time with teenage sensation, nini salazar-roberts!" lora, one of the hosts, exclaims
nini nods her head with a smile as she waves her hand
"now, nini, we know that you've talked on your social media's about an upcoming album," layla, another host, says
"but, what we would like to talk about first, is quinn faye." lora finishes with a smirk
nini feels her breath get caught in her throat and she opens her mouth "q-quinn-?"
"quinn faye, of course you know her, she's one of the most famous singers, her new single 'longing love' came out about the same time that your new single came out too," layla explains
"she's so gorgeous and talented," lora beams
layla nods in agreement and nini swallows hard as she looks down at her lap, taking deep breaths
"so, what do you have to say about her and ricky bowen?"
nini looks at the two women, the camera where abby was standing behind and at the audience, impatiently waiting for her answer
"uh-r-ricky never-"
layla and lora laugh softly and shake their heads
" 'never', is a word you should never use!" lora sighs with a small grin
nini tries to swallow again to force the tears and lump in her throat away as she tries to come up with something to say, but she just couldn't
"i-"
"how about if we show you an exclusive video that just came to us? then maybe you'll be able to give us an overview." layla suggests
nini doesn't say anything, her mouth still partly open and her eyes glossy as she silently looks over to the screen behind them, a video starting to play with quinn appearing on the screen
"quinn faye!" a reporter exclaims "quinn faye, how could you describe ricky bowen in three words?"
the blonde-haired girl laughs softly "well, he's talented, funny, and an amazing kisser"
nini felt her stomach flip and her heart being torn apart as the video continued to play with pictures of quinn, ricky and herself, conspiracy theories going around everywhere
"quinn faye, what do you have to say about the rumors of you and ricky starting a relationship? are you just friends?" a different reporter asks
quinn smiles to herself and sighs "no, we're more than friends," she winks before bidding goodbye and heading off
once it stopped, nini shuddered a breath as she adjusted herself in her seat and felt the pool of tears forming in her eyes
"so nini?" layla asks, everyone waiting for her to say something
"i-e-excuse me-" she mumbles as she shoots up from the couch and runs off of the set, ignoring the calls and gasps and whispers erupting around her
she pushed herself through carol, who tried to console her, as she ran through the halls and into her dressing room, locking the door before feeling her breathing quicken
within a few minutes, she started sobbing hysterically, tears streaming down her face as she drops down to the floor and buries her head in her hands, her heart feeling as though it had been broken into a million pieces.
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Returning Fame || rini au
Fanfiction*** sequel to 'the return' *** - i recommend you all to read the first book before starting this one so that you won't get confused!!! nini and ricky are stronger than ever. they're both doing extremely well in their famous lives and they built the...
